Buying goods from a manufacturer is not just a question of knowing the price. In our business, it’s very important to visit our suppliers and their factories. Why First we need to see if the goods are of good quality. Second we can show the suppliers that we are really interested in their products. When visiting them we should also compare their prices as well as their quality. Besides we need to learn their manufacturing process. If we’re really satisfied with their products, we make our final decisions. But we often ask for discounts before we actually buy them. We always try to buy the best quality goods at the most reasonable prices.
What is the second mentioned reason for visiting suppliers and their factories
Divorces in Japan have more than doubled, from just over 95 000 in 1970 to 206 955 in 1996, according to health ministry statistics. One in three Japanese marriages now ends in divorce.
Atsuko Okano was in one of those failed marriages. Three years ago, she found herself alone in her 30s, with children to raise and a future full of question marks and social shame. But she al so saw an opening — and became a consultant helping people like herself.
"My husband was cheating on me," she recalls. "I did everything to bring him back to me but it didn’t work, so I dumped him." Such frankness is a major characteristic of Japan’s recently divorced — and a striking break with the past.
Divorced people — particularly women—have long been looked down upon in Japan, where self-sacrifice and family stability are regarded ms ideals. In the past, bored housewives remained bored. Philandering(逢场作戏) husbands philandere
A. are granted respectability after they get divorced
B. are becoming brave enough to challenge the taboo of divorce
C. still regard the security of the family unit as very important
D. are becoming more financially independent
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you" "You don’t owe me anything," she replied. He said, "Then I thank you from my heart."
Years later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, he rose immediately and went to her room. Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consulta
A. he wanted to help support his family
B. he needed money for school
C. he had to pay back a student loan
D. he did not have enough pocket money
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